Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-20

place and charging Jones with circulating
defamatory story and shooting hin, in
the lace. Next day Jones waylaid and
killer son of Mrs. LiddelI. The Lid
dells Tetaliated, and In a pitched battle
three O. four persons were killed and sew
eral wounded. A sort Of compromise
was affected after this, but there were
occasional encounters between the mem
bers Of the two families. Finally Jones'
i father and son boarded 8
steamer and shot Gen. LiddeI.
The murderers were lodged in Jail, hut
that night party OF Liddell's friends
! took the elder Jones and one son from
! Jail and lynched them. The other son,
Cuthbert Bullitt Jones, the man who in
suited King, escaped by desperate leap.
The trouble reopened in Washington in
November by the publication by Jones of
a scatiing letter addressed to King, ap-
plying to rim all sorts of offensive
epithets. King, on Novemt er %, pub
llshed card replying to Jones, and
charging that ne was an assassin, snd de-
Ginning further controversy with him.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. ~ The National
Board of Trade met here to-day in its
seventeenth annual convention. About
fifty delegates were present, representing
boards of trade, chambers OF commerce
and other trade organizations of the prin-
cipal cities of the country. President
Frederick Fraley of Philadelphia pre-
sided. The convention elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve during the coming
year: President, Hon. Frederick Fraley,
| Philadelphia; vice-president zone for
each constituent body Iepresented).
Discussion of the special subjects pro-
posed by the different trade organizations
for consideration of the board then began
Mr.. Thurber of New York offered res
olution, which was adopted, sdvC eating
the reaffirmation of the position hereto
fore taken by the board respecting the
necessity of national legislation tor pre-
vention of authorizations in food and drugs
and urging the passage of 8 national adul-
iteration act.
MUST ASK THE INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Commissioner
Atkins of the Indian office has received s.
telegram from Indian Agent Howard at
Casa Grande, A. T, to the effect that
the Phoenix and Maricopa Railway Com
pany are grading their line of road
! through the ella River Indian reserva-
ton without having first obtained con-
sent of the Indians, contrary TO the pro
visions of the act granting them right of
way. The agent asks for military assist
ance to remove the graders.
Upon receipt OF this Information It was
referred to tie secretary of the interior,
aud the following reply sent TO the agent
"The secretary has instructed the
president of the railroad company to stop
work until consent of the Indians in
council is obtained. If the work does
not stop notify this office and the mill
| tary will De called upon.
j. D. c. ATKINS, Commissioner
cox STEADILY IMPROVING.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Hon. S. S. Cox
| is reported to be somewhat better to-day
than yesterday. HIS physicians say his
improvement while slow is steady.
HAZEN'S FUNERAL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The funeral of
Gen. W. B. Hazen. late chief signal OIL
Ger of the army, took place this afternoon
from st. Johns P. Z. church. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. DR.. Leonard,
rector of the church. throng of distin-
guished people attended including Secre-
tary Endicott, Gen. Sheridan and many
prominent Office rs of the army and navy.
Interment was made in Oak Hill cemetery
with military honors. The escort con-
sisted of battalion and battery of the
Third artillery, under Col. H. G. Gibson,
q company of marines and an attachment
of enlisted men from the signal corps.
By direction of the president the war de-
partment was closed at moor to-day as
mark of respect to deceased.
WILL VISIT BALTIMORE.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. l9.-The president
and Mrs. Cleveland will visit Baltimore
next Monday for the purpose of attending
the annual Charity ball to be given at the
Academy of Music. They will return to
Washington the same evening.
NOMINATION..
WASHINGTON, Jan. ~ Nominations
Postmaster r. l.. Foard, Columbus, Tex.